| Pos | Clubs | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 45 | 66 |
| 2 | CHELSEA | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 60 |
| 3 | LIVERPOOL | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 50 |
| 4 | ARSENAL | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 49 |
| 5 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 47 |
| 6 | READING | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | PORTSMOUTH | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 41 |
| 8 | EVERTON | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 39 |
| 9 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | ASTON VILLA | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 32 |
| 14 | FULHAM | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 32 |
| 15 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | MANCHESTER CITY | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 30 |
| 17 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 25 |
| 18 | WEST HAM UNITED | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 20 |
| 19 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 47 | -27 | 20 |
| 20 | WATFORD | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 37 | -22 | 18 |

